Removing Rear-Axle Carrier Side Section

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Installation position of the rear-axle carrier side section

Information 

• The rear brake calliper must be removed so that the brake hose does not become strained or damaged on wheel suspension parts during assembly work. 
• Do not open the brake hydraulic system (brake line remains connected). 

1. Remove rear brake calliper with line bracket.

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   Holder on wheel bearing housing

   1. 1.1  Release and unplug electric plug connection for electric parking brake (EPB) -1-  and unclip it from the cable retainer -2-  .
   2. 1.2  Release and disconnect electric plug connection for rpm sensor -3-  .
   3. 1.3  Unscrew and remove fastening screws -6-  securing holder to wheel bearing housing.
   4. 1.4  Evenly set back brake pads a little using water pump pliers.

      Information 

      Never use power tools (impact bolter) for loosening and securing the brake calliper on the wheel bearing housing.

   5. 1.5  Unscrew and remove fastening screws -arrows-  .

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      Fastening screws on brake calliper

   6. 1.6  Remove the brake calliper together with the holder from the wheel bearing housing and hang it at a suitable position, e.g. using a piece of wire, in the wheel housing. Make sure that the brake pressure line is not strained.
2. Loosen threaded joint -1-  for the diagonal arm -3-  .

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   Diagonal arm mounting

3. Remove toe control arm and lower trailing arm.
   1. 3.1  Screw off fastening nuts -1-  .

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      Loosening tie rod and lower trailing arm

   2. 3.2  Pull off tie rod -2-  using a puller > 9560 - Press-out tool-4-  on the wheel bearing housing.
   3. 3.3  Pull off lower trailing arm -3-  using a puller > 9560 - Press-out tool-4-  on the wheel bearing housing.
   4. 3.4  Mark basic position at the eccentric threaded joints on the rear-axle carrier side section.

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      Camber and toe eccentric adjuster

   5. 3.5  Remove eccentric threaded joints for the tie rod -2-  and lower trailing arm -1-  on the rear-axle carrier side section and remove tie rod and lower trailing arm.
4. Support the engine at the oil pan using > VAS 6931 - Transmission and Engine Jack  .
5. Screw off two fastening nuts -1-  on the transmission mount -3-. 

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   Bracket on transmission mount

6. Undo fastening nut -1-  , unscrew fastening screw -2-  and remove rear-axle carrier side section -3-  in a downward direction.

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   Bracket on body

   Replace fastening screw/-2-